Definition of "starling"

A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.

1. The common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage.  examples

(hydraulic engineering) An inclosure like a coffer-dam, formed of piles driven closely together, before any work or structure as a protection against the wash of the waves, commonly used to protects the piers of a bridge.  examples

One of the piles used in forming such a breakwater.  examples

A fish, rock trout (Hexagrammos spp.), of the North Pacific, especially, Hexagrammos decagrammus, found in US waters.  examples